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Texas on the Potomac is pleased to share some of the best national political content from the Texas Tribune. Today, we offer you a Q&A with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz conducted by the Trib’s Emily Ramshaw. Ted Cruz has only been Texas’ junior U.S. senator for two months, but he has wasted no time propelling …

“Some of us who really know David Dewhurst, who know him well, know he’s the proven conservative and can serve Texas in the U.S. Senate,” former Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson said. “People around the state are excited about the opportunity to help him.” …

The doctor who performed a controversial adult stem cell infusion on Rick Perry during a July spinal surgery said Wednesday night that he’d never done the procedure before he did it for the governor, who could announce a run for the presidency any day.

Meanwhile, the lab that cultured Perry’s stem cells is the Texas branch of a South Korean company that has made international headlines for commercialized dog cloning, “regenerative” beauty products and allegations of so-called “stem cell tourism.” …

When Gov. Rick Perry emerged from back surgery on July 1, he tweeted that his “little procedure” — a spinal fusion and nerve decompression designed to treat a recurring injury — had gone “as advertised.”

The possible presidential contender didn’t reveal that he’d undergone an experimental injection of his own stem cells, a therapy that isn’t FDA approved, has mixed evidence of success and can cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.